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Toothpaste brands forced to change labels thanks to Texas fluoride rules

Starting November 1, Colgate-Palmolive will update its toothpaste packaging and marketing after concerns from Texas AG Ken Paxton about fluoride portrayal

The Independent UK

Ken Paxton’s legal crusade against Beto O’Rourke is faltering before an all-Republican appeals court

The court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, recently allowed O’Rourke to continue raising and dispersing donations, and cast doubt on Paxton’s main arguments.

The Texas Tribune

Colgate Agrees To Show Safe Toothpaste Amounts For Kids After Legal Pressure

Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached an agreement with Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL), addressing concerns over misleading toothpaste packaging and advertising aimed at children.

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Federal loopholes may have opened the door for sports betting alternatives that skirt Texas’ gambling ban

While the state's strict ban on gambling hasn’t changed, fast-growing daily fantasy sports and prediction market apps are giving Texans new ways to wager without leaving home.

The Texas Tribune

Democratic voters favor undeclared candidates O’Rourke and Crockett in hypothetical Senate primary, poll finds

The survey found many Texas voters are either undecided or would support candidates who haven’t actually entered the race. It also showed GOP Sen. John Cornyn leading Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The Texas Tribune

New Texas law restricting abortion pills beefs up an existing legal tool

HB 7, which was signed by the governor Wednesday, allows private citizens to sue abortion pill providers and manufacturers, mirroring a 2021 law on abortion bans

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Texas drops lawsuit against doctor accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office says one of the first doctors in the U.S. accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth under GOP-led bans was found not to have broken the law

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Texas voters have mixed views on redistricting and Trump’s megabill, poll finds

The statewide survey found that more voters disapprove of the mid-decade redraw than support it, fueled by overwhelming opposition from independent and Democratic voters.

The Texas Tribune

Letitia James will ‘step in to defend’ New York doctor accused of mailing abortion pills to Texas

State attorney general aims to block effort to punish doctor: ‘Texas has no power to impose its cruel abortion ban here’

The Guardian - US

NY attorney general will intervene in Texas abortion pill access lawsuit

Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, said Texas has no authority to “impose its cruel abortion ban here.”

The Texas Tribune

Texas attorney general wants students to pray in school – unless they’re Muslim

Ken Paxton, who is running for US Senate, is urging schools to say the Lord’s Prayer as a Republican law goes into effect

The Guardian - US

Texas Rep. James Talarico to launch Democratic primary bid for U.S. Senate

The Austin Democrat has made a name for himself with his viral social media presence. His entry to the race pits him against former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred in the increasingly crowded primary.

The Texas Tribune

Powerful GOP fundraising group calls Rep. Wesley Hunt’s speculative Senate bid a wasteful “vanity project”

In a memo, the National Republican Senate Committee asked Hunt’s donors to tell him to stop wasting resources and endorse Sen. John Cornyn’s reelection.

The Texas Tribune

Texas pushes Lord’s prayer in public schools after losing legal battle over Ten Commandments in classrooms

Attorney General Ken Paxton slammed by First Amendment groups after ‘encouraging’ schools to recite Christian prayer

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Texas Legislature Passes ‘Bounty Hunter’ Ban on Abortion Pills

House Bill 7 attacks one of the last remaining options for reproductive care in Texas and declares legal war on blue states.

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG Ken Paxton encourages students to recite Lord’s Prayer in latest test of church-state separation

The endorsement comes as Texas elected officials push for more Christianity in public life and as Paxton’s office fights a legal challenge to religion in education.

The Independent UK

Joni Ernst’s rumored decision not to run upends the 2026 midterms and may create a whole new Senate map for Democrats

ANALYSIS: Democrats may have a clear path to winning a 50-50 Senate and could even win a majority -- if a wave of momentum is on their side, writes John Bowden

The Texas Tribune

More than 800 new laws went into effect in Texas on Sept. 1. Here are some of the significant ones.

New laws range from school vouchers and water infrastructure funding to a ban on city and county-funded abortion travel funds.

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Bill giving attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes heads to Abbott’s desk

The measure comes four years after the state’s highest criminal court ruled the agency could not bring election cases without an invitation from local prosecutors.

The Texas Tribune

Cruz, Paxton issue dueling endorsements in Texas attorney general GOP primary

Aaron Reitz and Chip Roy, positioning themselves as Paxton’s ideological heirs, have served as top aides for both the attorney general and Cruz.

The Guardian - US

‘Pattern of lawfare’: Trump is targeting opponents with mortgage fraud claims

First Letitia James, then Adam Schiff and now president has trained his ire on Lisa Cook, threatening to fire Fed governor

The Texas Tribune

Former Speaker Dade Phelan won’t seek reelection to Texas House

As speaker, Phelan oversaw passage of numerous conservative priorities, but he gave up the gavel under pressure from the far right over the House’s impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The Texas Tribune

Republican Stan Lambert of Abilene won’t seek reelection to Texas House

Lambert overcame a brutal primary last year after drawing the wrath of two of the state’s most powerful GOP leaders.

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Rep. Chip Roy announces bid for Texas attorney general - Roll Call

Lawmaker has become one of the most outspoken members of his party on curbing illegal immigration and cutting federal spending.

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